At the poster session, where our class presented our research posters to the greater St. Louis community, I realized the depth of what we covered in Business Innovation, and Entrepreneurship in Israel.? As I glanced around the room, not only did I have a basic understanding of my classmate?s research, but also I was able to have an intellectual conversation with the people walking around.
One conversation stuck out most to me .It was with a rabbi, a professor, and an entrepreneur. My conversation began with the rabbi.? I explained to him about Charity In Israel, my project, and he begin to give me insight about how having wealth in Israel used to be considered ?embarrassing.? Every Israeli was supposed to be equal so being higher would make one an outcast. This was something I had not heard before. Then the professor and the entrepreneur walked over. The professor overheard some of this conversation and before I knew it they were debating a miniscule detail of wealth in Israel. While they were debating, I asked the entrepreneur about his start-up. He explained how he made a software program that helped employers evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of potential candidates.
This conversation embodied everything I learned about Israel and everything I saw while I was in Israel. For starters, the argument between the professor and the rabbi illustrated a ?typical? conversation in Israel. Their conversation demonstrated Israeli?s personality. They were passionate and heated but at the end of the conversation they were friends. They said what they wanted and no ones feelings were hurt. The entrepreneur also represented an entrepreneur that would be easily found in Israel. He proudly spoke about his complex software system. His excitement towards he accomplishment was the reason I was amazed by his idea. He also proceeded to say that he was working on something new.
This conversation made me reflect on the thing that I found to be the most amazing about Israel, the people. Throughout the class, we learned about a country that despite all odds is extremely successful. The people are not just blunt and straightforward; they are passionate. Whether the passion be in response to what they think or what they want to accomplish, there is no question passion is evident. By both the argument and the entrepreneur?s software, one can get the idea that there is no limit. While the professor and the rabbi were debating, there was no limit to what they would say to get their idea across. The entrepreneur showed that there was no limit by not stopping with one success. He is continuing with a new idea. This endless passion existed in every single company we visited, every article we read, and every classmate?s presentation that we listened to.
When I first started learning about Israel, I couldn?t figure out how a country with so few natural resources, such a small population, and a rocky geopolitical situation could be so successful. As the course concludes the answer is simple.? It is what it is because of? the people. The Israelis? ?chutzpa? is unmatched anywhere else. Israelis take an idea or a thought and are driven by it. They are able to over come many obstacles just with their passion. Their passion has made Israel more than just an interesting place to learn about. Their passion has made Israel an economic powerhouse.
Alexis ? Olin Business School ? Freshman ? New York
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